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Kacey Musgraves breaks a new mold of pop music
March 25, 2013
So many recent pop hits have been about living for today like the next won’t come — so drink, dance and do what you damn please. In the immortal words of Drake, “You only live once.”
Managing editor reflects on years in basement
December 6, 2012
How do you say goodbye?
The Great Daily Texan Coffee Taste Test 2012
November 29, 2012
We’ve asked five of the Drag’s prominent coffee purveyors about their three top-selling cold-weather drinks and tasted and compared them.
Maxims for the minimalist scholar
November 27, 2012
Advice from Daily Texan Managing Editor Aleksander Chan.
President Barack Obama wins four more years
November 6, 2012
President Barack Obama has been re-elected, multiple news outlets project.
Taylor Swift’s coming of age through new album
October 22, 2012
Red is also Swift’s official declaration that she is becoming a full-on crossover artist.
Pop Index: Summer 2012 Edition
August 5, 2012
The Daily Texan rates this summer's talking points from Horns Up to Horns Down.
Looking back on season five of Mad Men
June 17, 2012
It’s been one week since the fifth season finale of “Mad Men” and we’ve pulled together our experts in a roundtable postmortem on Matthew Weiner’s acclaimed ‘60s drama. Spoilers ahead.
Music infiltrates memories, resistance futile
June 3, 2012
Summer songs are often experienced in the background to some of our most memorable moments — the soundtrack to summer fun.
HBO's 'Girls' impresses with convincing cast and humor
April 12, 2012
After the first few episodes, the show transcends being really good to being great.
'Mad Men' to premiere fresh season, AMC-Weiner squabble solved
March 22, 2012
Despite the period dramas that have come and gone, Mad Men has returned its fifth season.
Lana Del Rey follows formula for fame
January 31, 2012
As quickly as she became Internet famous, Lana Del Ray has become a divisive songstress.
Portlandia vs. Auslandia
January 19, 2012
IFC's hipster parody pokes fun at the all too familiar tropes of progressive urban lifestyles.
Nation-wide events to get excited for in 2012
January 18, 2012
The Daily Texan relases the second part of the series of movies, music, books, and tv shows to look forward too this year.
2011 Best Gift Cards
December 7, 2011
Great gift cards for the Christmas season include ones from P. Terry's, Violet Crown Cinema, and a UT RecSports pass.
Harbach makes baseball enthralling in tale of life and love
December 5, 2011
The author's first novel flies completely in the face of how we’ve been tempered to read cultural texts over the last decade.
Winter Arts Preview: TV
December 1, 2011
Dustin Hoffman stars as conniving mobster Chester “Ace” Bernstein in "Luck," premiering on HBO this January.
Zooey Deschanel is too adorkable in 'New Girl'
November 29, 2011
Whether you find her sense of twee endearing or insufferable, it does not make up for Jess’ inhuman, cartoonish characterization.
New fall dramas occupy primetime
November 15, 2011
The show is indeed a guilty pleasure, but crafty storytelling and a conscience leaven the harsh subject matter.
Students frustrated with big bank chains plan to close accounts on Bank Transfer Day
November 4, 2011
UT students will be participating in Bank Transfer Day Saturday to show their displeasure with commercial banks.
Sitcoms tempt the public down a weird road
November 1, 2011
Network sitcoms have made a ratings comeback with shows like "Suburgatory" and "Happy Endings."
#occupysesamestreet more than just a meme
October 18, 2011
While it is primarily a collection of Muppets digitally inserted into photos, it helps legitimize Occupy Wall St. as a fixture for discourse.
Shows feature female characters facing challenges
October 10, 2011
Out of all the women-centered new shows this fall, two examine the hardships wrought by crashes.
Steve Jobs changed the way we view technology
October 6, 2011
Jobs blurred the distinction between living with technology and living through technology.
Facebook to unveil websites next phase
September 25, 2011
New features aim to insert the social network deeper into its users lives.
'I Don't Know How She Does It' explores life's delicate balances
September 16, 2011
This film makes the brave assertion that working women need not apologize for feeling fulfilled by their professional successes and then betrays that conceit for gooey sentimentality.
Fall Forms of Entertainment: Television
September 9, 2011
With college stress abound, sometimes you just need to sit in front of the idiot box and fry your brain with some prime-time stories. We expect this fall season not to disappoint.
Fitness expert offers tips for working out in dorms
August 23, 2011
Avoid the freshman 15 with four exercises that can be done anywhere - even a cramped dorm room.
Winehouse remembered for soulful voice, influential style
July 24, 2011
Amy Winehouse, the influential vocalist whose career was marked by her jazz, soul and R&B musical style and storied addiction and mental health problems, was found dead in her London apartment on Saturday.
Google+ takes different, inclusive approach to social networking
July 13, 2011
While Google+ is still in the early stages of public testing, it does make a bold statement that the Web isn’t a place to expand your network of friends — it’s a place to strengthen the groups of friends you already have.
Eisenberg to serve pizza at More Home Slice to promote film
July 11, 2011
Eisenberg won’t be holding up any banks during his promotional visit to Austin today, but he will be serving free pizza slices for 30 minutes at More Home Slice on South Congress Avenue
Gay rights movement sparks conversation on gender vocabulary
July 7, 2011
Our treatment of gender is poised for a serious re-evaluation. And that reconsideration could change the way we speak to each other.
Summer singles show growth toward mainstream sound
June 27, 2011
Life & Arts associate editor Aleksander Chan reviews recently released summer singles.
MyPlate looks good but lacks substance
June 19, 2011
MyPlate's overly simplistic design may not be the innovative solution to address America's dietary needs.
Stellar characters redeem tiresome monster plot
June 9, 2011
While the monster-thumping-in-the-shadows element is nothing new, you won't find a better-sketched character than in a J.J. Abrams production.
Streaming services boast convenience, lack reliability
June 8, 2011
Solutions for users looking to cut the cord and save precious hard-drive space have already been created, but some are more effective than others.
Summer TV: what to watch, what to avoid
June 6, 2011
Unlike the bountiful lineups of fall, summer TV offers slimmer pickings. Here are the most high-profile new and returning shows.
Summer singles set the beat for a variety of genres
June 5, 2011
Life & Arts associate editor Aleksander Chan reviews recently released summer singles.
Finales abound on TV, in careers
June 2, 2011
While you were out, here's whats new in the entertainment world.
Tips allow summer travel on budget
May 6, 2011
With a typical shoestring student budget culled together by a part-time job, parental subsidies, financial aid and student loans, an exotic international summer vacation seems far beyond reach.
Celebrity CEO may run for president
April 26, 2011
Donald Trump — mega-millionaire, star of “The Apprentice” and pre-eminent comb-over guru — is making headlines for his announced exploratory committee into a potential presidential run in 2012 on the Republican ticket.
1970s reality show offers insight, depth TV Tuesday
April 26, 2011
Reality television is often thought of as the ugly stepchild of modern television. Unless it’s a competitive series of slightly esoteric taste (such as the foodies’ “Top Chef” or the fashionistas’ “Project Runway”), it’s hard for a reality show to gain much respect. It’s easy to see why.
Latest movie in franchise loses steam in final scenes
April 18, 2011
Wes Craven’s “Scream 4” is less of a fourth installment in the horror-satire series and more of a throwback to the 1996 original. But retro is in: This movie operates at a bizarre level of existentialism that beholds a pointed critique at its own existence, all swathed in the techno gadgetry, hardly dressed co-eds and pornographic torture of the modern horror genre
Tina Feys book explains comedys role in daily life
April 18, 2011
There’s been debate about what exactly Tina Fey’s book, “Bossypants,” is. Is it “a sort-of memoir” as The Washington Post describes it? Or is it, as Entertainment Weekly says, a “genially jumbled memoir-esque collection”?
Producers of pop hits rule Billboard
April 12, 2011
Katy Perry’s second album, Teenage Dream, is a force to be reckoned with: Each of its successive singles has climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the definitive measure of a song’s commercial success. Some might think it a surprising accomplishment given that one of the songs, “Firework,” poses the simple philosophical quandary: “Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?”
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